The defect
Terex South Dakota (TSD) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Digger Derricks and Aerial Devices, models C4000, C5000, C6000, C7000, General, HR, OM, RM,RMX, SC, SCM, TC, TCX, TL, TM, and XT, built on Freightliner chassis with SmartPlex engine controls. The vehicles have a switch to monitor whether the hood is open or not. If the switch thinks that the hood is open, the vehicle software may disable the Aerial or Digger Derrick remote engine control functions.
The risk
If the hood switch prevents the remote engine controls from shutting the vehicle engine down in the event of a hydraulic issue on the Aerial or Digger Derrick, it may increase the risk of an injury.
The remedy
TSD will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicles to only disable the engine start function if the switch indicates that the hood is open, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2017. Owners may contact TSD Customer Service Department at 1-800-982-8975. TSD's number for this recall is SN659.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex Digger Derrick | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2017
67 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the electrical system; Terex South Dakota, Inc. filed 45 campaigns in all.
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| 17V829000 19 Dec 2017 | REV Recreation Group |
| 17V830000 19 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V825000 19 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V814000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V799000 13 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V795000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017